‘Please will you kindly
tell me if the director of social services has personally questioned
in writing the way in which child abuse perpetrator information is collected
by the Isle of Anglesey County Council or not in the last 12 months?’

I can confirm that the Director
of Community has not made a specific request in writing for such information.

Thank you for your Freedom
of Information request. Please find the responses to your questions
below.

I trust this concludes your
request.

Yours sincerely,

Emma Edwards

Compliance Officer

Community Department

a) the council authority,
council officer and the name of that officer, who decides on what information
on child neglect and abuse is collected & held by your council:

The Director of Social Services
has the statutory responsibility for safeguarding within the Local Authority.
Information collected is governed by the requirements of Welsh Government,
the Local Safeguarding Board (Gwynedd and Môn) and the Corporate
Safeguarding policy.

(b) the means by which that
person is held to account by a member of the public for their performance
in discharging that public function:

The Authority reports on
key child protection information and indicators in accordance with Welsh
Government requirements. The Director is required to publish an annual
evaluation of performance – referred to as the Annual Council
reporting Framework – this is a public document and available
on our website. The Local Authority’s performance is subject to
overview by the Welsh Audit Office and the CSSIW. A quarterly report
is also presented to the Safeguarding Board by the Child Protection
Coordinating Officer.

(c) the council authority,
the council officer and the name of that officer, responsible for your
child protection policies:

See answer to a).

(d) the means by which that
person is held to account by a member of the public for their performance
in discharging that public function:

See answer to b).

(e) how the function in (c)
is properly discharged and held accountable for policies which would
best effectively protect children from abuse if the person referred
to in (a) does not collect any information on child abuse perpetratration?"

(a) the council authority,
council officer and the name of that officer, who decides on what information
on child neglect and abuse is collected & held by your council;

(b) the means by which that
person is held to account by a member of the public for their performance
in discharging that public function;

(c) the council authority,
the council officer and the name of that officer, responsible for your
child protection policies;

(d) the means by which that
person is held to account by a member of the public for their performance
in discharging that public function;

(e) how the function in (c)
is properly discharged and held accountable for policies which would
best effectively protect children from abuse if the person referred
to in (a) does not collect any information on child abuse perpetratration?"

Further to your recent request
for information with regard to what the (a) gender and (b) familial
relationship was to the child victim of offenders in substantiated child
abuse cases in the area which we have a duty to protect children from
abuse for the last full year which figures are available, broken down
by (i) physical abuse, (ii) emotional abuse, (iii) sexual abuse and
(iv) cases of neglect, I enclose a table
in response.

1

Type
of abuse registered

2

Neglect
and Physical

Neglect
only

Physical
and emotional

Physical
only

Sexual only

Emotional
only

3

4

Male

1

24

13

1

8

5

Female

1

16

20

3

11

6

7

Male

4

15

4

16

8

8

Female

0

15

4

12

1

11

9

6

70

8

61

5

38

We are unable to provide
the actual individual's familial relationship to the child victim of
offenders, but as the child is a subject of Child Protection, it can
be assumed that the parents have been unable to safeguard their child.

The Family Law Reform Group,
as the name suggests, is a group specifically set up to campaign for
UK family law reform. It is the brainchild of David Mortimer. David,
a father who has been through the family court process and suffered
many of the pitfalls and injustices of an outmoded legal system, has
long campaigned for changes in family law to achieve justice for all,
and in the hope and expectation that his sons’ sons and other
fathers’ sons will never have to endure what he or they have done.
That is the ethos of this Group – to build a better future for
our children.

I became acquainted with
David a number of years ago through a mutual contact while researching
for the first edition of my legal handbook Fathers Matter. During this
time I have observed his determination, perseverance and tenacity in
bringing difficult and highly controversial family issues to the foreground,
even though on numerous occasions it has brought him into conflict with
those in a position of authority. Although David instigated the formation
of the Group, he makes it very clear that he is just one part of it
and the Group depends on the input of all its members to bring about
radical reform which is its ultimate goal . The Group also provides
support and information to anyone who needs it.

Celia Conrad, former specialist
family lawyer and author of Fathers Matter.